• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Front wheel removal tools

Coffee said:
Husqvarna used to supply an axle wrench - 15mm on one end, and whatever the rear axle nut size is on the other. With a 15mm front axle nut, that axle wrench worked for both axles.
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OK , that must of been a while ago ? or maybe a US thing ?

Still struggling with the logic, but if we are all happy, who cares !
 
Another advantage the Ziptyracing axle nut has is the aerodynamic dimples. When high speed air passes by the dimples, air vortexes are formed. These vortexes eventually encompass the rider and form a frictionless bubble, increasing the overall speed by 1/8th mph. Other riders become dazzled by this tiny disc shaped object and are later convinced of alien abduction.
 
Tinken said:
Another advantage the Ziptyracing axle nut has is the aerodynamic dimples. When high speed air passes by the dimples, air vortexes are formed. These vortexes eventually encompass the rider and form a frictionless bubble, increasing the overall speed by 1/8th mph. Other riders become dazzled by this tiny disc shaped object and are later convinced of alien abduction.
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Shit ! I better order one ASAP :)
 
oh i agree- the dimple effect has been proven with real sicence- and, that, with the ZTR decals on the lower fork legs? my lap speeds have increased 5mph and my front wheel is instantly lighter. it's amazing!
 
Motosportz said:
have almost zero scratches and damage to the lower fork leg let alone that area.
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hahaha yeh, but me n rob? we live in rock-n-dust land. check the bottom of his TXC450. it looks like a mine flail got to it.

did this on my break in ride to porky..n i was trying to be careful lol.

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ZTR i think makes "claw" guards for fork bottoms. awesome stuff. keeps the bottom of your fork from getting mangled as fast so you can service your compression stack. bash the bottoms of yer KYB's enuf and the comp valve stack wont come out! mine are the allen kind so...no go for me. meh!

i wana ZipTyRacing nut with a Motosportz 15mm hex that scews into a 12mm allen!
 
Motosportz said:
Exactly, the 15mm is because they all were 15mm with a wrench included before they went to the inny design. On the trail you can use a crescent wrench or pliers if you have to. The stock inny one can be real interesting to get off if you don't have a 12mm tool. I have had to resort to using a 12mm bolt head and vise grips once.

Also if your hitting that axle nut your riding some crazy stuff. It sits in a indent and I have never not one in 7 years of running them and I ride a lot. I have almost zero scratches and damage to the lower fork leg let alone that area.
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This is what happens when you are new to the sport and don't follow the proper procedure for Front wheel installation...nicely rounded the 15 mm bolt and used these Easy Outs to remove it...those things are goldenIMGP1092.JPG
 
Well it's a good thing Kelly made that thing thick! You probably don't need the wheel clamps with that thing. :D
 
Tinken said:
Well it's a good thing Kelly made that thing thick! You probably don't need the wheel clamps with that thing. :D
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hehehe...made a rookie mistake. wondered why my forks were puking oil just sitting on the stand....learned that, hey, there is an actual sequence to installing the axle, tightening pinch bolts and NO...you don't need to crank the axle 100 ft/lb..Will most likely get a replacement for the rounded bolt in future. Put back on the stocker for now
 
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